We had our breakfast packed and commenced our journey much earlier than originally planned.To make things easier for us we decided to see the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort on the same day we arrive at Agra.
We left behind Kanpur at 7:45 Am and reached Agra at about 1
PM.
On the road we realised there were no more surprises on the road, no more guns, no more pedestrians throwing a threatening glance at you, no more very rash driving.
While entering Agra we contacted a member of the HVK group on facebook who was a great help. He told us road that we could take which not be crowded and with less traffic we did save a bit of time. He had arranged for a local guide who would take us to the Taj and Fort. Once we checked into the Hotel we went off for lunch at the Dasaprakash and then went to the Taj, The VIP car park has capacity for a large number of cars ad one can easily find space. As vehicles are not allowed close to the monument one has to take a battery operated bus or cart to the entrance the cost is either Rs10 or Rs20.
On the road we realised there were no more surprises on the road, no more guns, no more pedestrians throwing a threatening glance at you, no more very rash driving.
While entering Agra we contacted a member of the HVK group on facebook who was a great help. He told us road that we could take which not be crowded and with less traffic we did save a bit of time. He had arranged for a local guide who would take us to the Taj and Fort. Once we checked into the Hotel we went off for lunch at the Dasaprakash and then went to the Taj, The VIP car park has capacity for a large number of cars ad one can easily find space. As vehicles are not allowed close to the monument one has to take a battery operated bus or cart to the entrance the cost is either Rs10 or Rs20.
As was expected the Taj left us in awe and though tired we
were happy to spend a little extra time walking around. The fort was given a
miss as we were told tat the Military was in occupation of the Fort ad that
only a small portion was open to visitors. Back to the Hotel and some rest.
Later in the evening we went to the Agra Club to meet up
with Sanjeev who had helped us with directions and arrangements for visiting the Taj Mahal. He went to a bit of trouble to guide us on our journey the next day through Mathura and Vrindavan and on to Delhi. A fine guy.
Great job. Lived in Delhi six years. Never seen the Taj!
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